squatting
to tighten the bike tire
the squeak
in my knees
louder every year
Bright Stars, 1, 2014
Bob Lucky
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
我蹲下來
鎖緊自行車的輪胎
膝蓋骨
所發出吱吱聲
一年比一年更響
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
我蹲下来
锁紧自行车的轮胎
膝盖骨
所发出吱吱声
一年比一年更响
Bio Sketch
Bob Lucky is the author of the chapbook Ethiopian Time and the content editor at Contemporary Haibun Online. He lives in Saudi Arabia.
Bob’s tanka effectively builds, poetic phrase (ku)/line by poetic phrase (ku)/line, to an emotionally powerful ending that has the most weight and reveals the theme of aging. This heartfelt and relatable tanka reminds me of the following poem that deals with the same issue and employs a similar auditory image:
ReplyDeleteaging
with or without
money
the ka-ching
of bones
Gusts, 19, Spring/Summer 2014
LeRoy Gorman